Why does my dishwasher keep tripping the circuit breaker?
Dishwashers frequently trip the house circuit breaker near the end of the wash cycle or a few hours afterward, leaving behind standing water and unfinished loads. This unexpected power failure prevents the machine from completing its cycle and leaves users stranded when local appliance technicians are unavailable for specific brands.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Turning off and on the circuit breaker
- 2Running the garbage disposal and restarting the dishwasher
- 3Disconnecting the heating element and running a cycle to test for shorts
- 4Replacing the electrical breaker
- 5Checking for leaks onto electrical components
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“My LG dishwasher is tripping my breaker when it’s done washing and I am not sure why.”source ↗
“everytime it seems to trip at the end of the wash cycle or a few hours after wash cycle.”source ↗
“Only once has it tripped when I tried starting it.”source ↗
“I’m not entirely sure what to do from here. Appliance tech in my area does not work on LGs so that is a non option.”source ↗
“We have a Frigidaire FFCD2413US6B dishwasher and it keeps turning off the circuit breaker.”source ↗
Where this came up
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